7th grade Genetics

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Produces 4 sex cells, sperm and egg

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Meiosis

Front

TT, tt

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Homozygous

Front

The letters that represent the different forms of a gene (dimples: D=present; d=absent)

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Alleles

Front

What do 2 lowercase letters mean?

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Recessive

Front

Cross a heterozygous with a heterozygous and use the 13th letter of the alphabet?

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Mm ❌ Mm

Front

What is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells?

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Mitosis

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the physical expression of a trait called?

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Phenotype

Front

What do we call a trait that is expressed only when two recessive alleles are present?

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Recessive trait

Front

What do we call a trait that is expressed even when only one dominant allele is present?

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Dominant trait